3D打印技术在胸外科中的应用进展

Current application and prospects of 3D printing technology in thoracic surgery

3D打印技术作为一项具有开创性意义的技术,在医学领域具有良好的应用前景.在胸外科领域,临床上已开始将3D打印技术用于术前评估、手术设计及疾病治疗等方面,部分通过3D打印的组织、器官替代物亦逐步应用于胸外科手术中.主要针对3D打印技术在胸外科领域的应用现状进行综述,并探讨目前所面临的问题以及3D打印技术在胸外科领域的发展前景.

As a pioneering technology, 3D printing technology has good application prospects in the medical field. In thoracic surgery, 3D printing technology has been used clinically for preoperative evaluation, surgical design, disease treatment, etc. Some 3D printed tissue and organ replacements have been gradually applied in thoracic surgery. The current application status of 3D printing technology in the field of thoracic surgery was reviewed, and the existing problems and prospects of this technology were discussed.